Good evening, North Carolina. We’re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook. 

Your Weather Planner

Rain chances will continue for the eastern half of the state through the overnight, and it’ll be another day of haves and have-nots as a cold front and low pressure shift off the coast through the day Thursday. 

Rain will be steady and heavy and Flood Watches for the eastern half of the state will stay in effect through the day Thursday. Some rumbles of thunder will also be heard, but just like Wednesday, the chances of severe weather are very low. Rain amounts will be anywhere from a half inch to around four inches in some areas east of I-95 through Thursday afternoon. A silent western half of the state will see clouds through the overnight and into the morning hours and steady clearing into the afternoon and evening. 

Temperatures will vary overnight from the 30s in the mountains to mid and upper 40s to low and mid-50s from the Piedmont over to the coast. Afternoon temperatures will stay mainly in the mid to upper 50s and low 60s with the cooler locations being the ones that see the most rain.

Good Friday and the upcoming Easter weekend couldn’t look any better with dry and warm conditions expected. 

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Watch the latest local news and get your Weather on the 1s.

1. A moonshiner's cave under the old North Wilkesboro Speedway? The rumors could be true

There had been rumors for decades about a still hidden under the grandstands in Wilkes County, on the main road between Winston-Salem and Boone. The track hosted its first race in 1947 and was a regular feature on the NASCAR circuit for decades. It shut down in 1996.

2. 'A lifetime commitment': Catholic priests renew their sacred vows during Holy Week

The high religious holiday week comprises services and events commemorating the last days of Jesus, beginning on Palm Sunday and cumulating on Easter. The services include Chrism Mass, a sacred Easter tradition in the Catholic faith. Over 100 priests renewed their vows as priests to the Lord, at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Charlotte.

3. FBI says Alex Murdaugh lied about where money stolen from clients went and who helped him steal

The prosecutors want a judge to revoke their end of a plea deal with Murdaugh on theft and other charges and order him to the maximum of well over 100 years in prison when he is sentenced in Charleston, South Carolina, on Monday. Murdaugh, 55, is serving life without parole in state prison for killing his wife and younger son.

4. Tying it Together Podcast: Lawsuits, politics and college athletics: NCAA grapples with NIL

It’s a turbulent but fascinating time and politics has a big role in it too as Congress contemplates intervening. Former N.C. Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr and UNC law professor Barbara Osborne join host Tim Boyum in this week's podcast.

Your Notes for Tomorrow

• NCAA March Madness Sweet 16 round begins, see tip times here
• Major League Baseball season begins
• Sentencing of former FTX CEO on charges of conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering
• Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report